The Meeker herald., 1887-04-30
STOCK AND aASGx NEWS.

Improved stock has come to stay and
White river breeders are fully alive to
the awakening interest that II now
taken in improved horse-raisinR. We
have some of as fine stallions IN arc To
liz found anywhere. Scrub stock II fast
disappearing, and full blood sireS arc
annually adding millions Of dollars TO
our prosperity. No reading, thinking,
progressive stockman or Tanchman
wants to breed TO grade or scrub sire
Of any kind Of stock. IL u full blood sire
can bs hAd OF his services secured.
America lsxds ths world In al uhs im-
proved bFssds of stock. and will soon
begin to supply tho markets Of the
world.
Kansas cattlemen are greatly excited
and protest loudly against Governor
Adams recent quarantine proclama-
ton. They say there Is no pleuro- -pneu.
monia In Kansas. This Is admitted by
the Colorado authorities hut II Is claimed
that ~ long ns Kansas has no law
against plcuro-pneumonia ard does not
districts, cattle infected can liz brought
into Kansas and from there into Colo
ra.io; hence the quarantine against
Kansas. Colorado proposes To protect
her cattle interests II she has N quaran-
tins against every state and Territory
In the Union.
Among tho new stock brands appear
ing In this weeks HERALD arc ihosr
Of Ora Haley. Laramie. wyo.. and
Reynolds 4 Cain. Glcnwoni Springs.
Colo. Mr.. llaicyn cattle range on Hear
aud Snake rivers, ltoutt county, Colo,
and Carbon and Swec,wai-r counties.
wyo. Mrssrs. Reynolds 4 Cain range
their stock on the Government Rnstd
ard ricr-ancc creek aud on Grand
river. Garfield county, Colo.
II Is now conceded by the majority Of
caiil-mrn tina, the stock.raisins In
dusiry of the range country Is In better
condition nj the present time than the
most sanguinc expected 10 s-c |, within
tho next two years. Prices arc grs,iuliy
improving. Tho business Ia getting
into tho hands u practical siockmcn.
and spccuiatorS and Others who knew
nothing Of the business arc fast dis
APPEARING.
Eugene Taylor. foreman u the Ely
company Of Axiai bsain, was In xsekes
on buaincss connected with his CON-
pany fsw days ago. Mr.. Taylor says
the calf crop In the Iiasin will h. much
heavier than last yraf-in rome In
stances fully iiity rrr cent better than
last season. This happy state Of Affairs.
Mr. Taylor attributes principally To tho
keeping upof bulls the previous winter.
A Waco. Texas. dispatch says the
rain In Western Texas has hll-i the
i,rayos river and have brought with tho
current n mass Of puirid cattle carcas-
srs that Offset tho advantages Of the
rain and give promise Of disease. The
carcasscs are evidently from the alkali
county. as they are entirely devoid Of
hair.
The action Of Birks Cornforth Of Don.
yer. In bringing In To that city a lot Of
Iiolstein cattle from El.in. Illinois.
that arc supposed to bc infcc,si with
plcuro- pneumonia. has been condemned
In vigorous terms by the s,ockmcn Of
the State capital.
W. u. f.otins 4 Co. tho Niblock
COMPANY. the ". Il. l.. 4 &. Co. and
Price h Itowkicy sent representatives
over 10 Hear aud snake rivers tins
week 10 take part In tho roundup on
tho streams named.
Hank Golden. foreman for Ezra
Flcmming. departed for Snake river
Thursday morning To gather up some
Of Mr.. Flcmming's cattle that have
been running In that country for the
past two years.
We arc In receipt Of the premium list
Of the Northern Wyoming Agricultural
Fair and Trottipg aud Running Associ-
alton to be held at Buffalo, Wyoming,
on July Ith, 9Th and 9Th.
A rumor is current In Denver 70 the
effect that Phil Armour, the wealthy
Chicago bccf.packer. will shortly erect
an extensive packing establishment In
that city.
Mr. ". I. Thompson, Of the cattle
firm Of George II. Hathaway h Co..
bought n fine bunch Of saddle horses
from Thomas Il. Watson yesterday.
Range-riiers who have been over
most Of the White river range say the
indications point to much larger calf
crop this year than last.
u. G. Howey. who has . ranch up
Flag creek, killed cinnamon she bear
and captured cub last Monday. The